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Barile, J.P., Binder, S.B. & Baker, C.K. Recovering after a Natural Disaster: Differences in Quality of Life across Three Communities after Hurricane Sandy. Applied Research Quality Life 15, 1151–1159 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-019-09722-3

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